Skubaniec z owocami – “Nibbler” with fruits

In 80’s of last century this cake was baked almost by each family in Poland especially in summer or autumn when the fresh fruits are in abundance.

You can find different and not necessary beautiful and appetizing names for this cake like skubaniec (‘nibbler’ from to nibble into small pieces), szarpaniec (‘tearer’ from to tear into small pieces) or pleśniak (‘mucor’, from the egg white foam). Hmm… it is my joyful word-formation in English. Any recommendations for the English name will be highly appreciated. No one in Poland, however, was worried about the name. Well, perhaps a few purists. It was and is important that the cake tasted and taste really good. Nowadays, it is maybe a bit forgotten, however, it can be a star of your tea time.

Skubaniec – close up

Skubaniec z owocami – “Nibbler” with fruits

Ingredients:

½ kg all-purpose flour
250 g of cold butter
1 sugar with the real vanilla (I used two tablespoons of sugar and 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract)
2 teaspoons of backing powder
5 egg yolks
5 egg whites (I used 7 for I had some in the fridge that were to be used)
1 cup of icing sugar (I used between 2/3 and ¾ of the cup)
Fruits of your choice (the bests are sour fruits, my favourite is blackcurrant, not available in SP however)
Blackcurrant marmalade (optional)

Preparation:

Prepare fruits (wash them, remove the seeds and cut them in pieces if necessary)

Thank you🙂
at the moment Nikon7000 with AF-S VR Nikkor 18-200mm 1:3.5-5.6 GII ED DX and AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED (the last one being my wonderful Christmas present🙂 and it is really great)
18-200mm lacks of stability while taking the photos face down (from the bird’s eye view), it is too lose and doesn’t keep the focus since the zoom is moving. I plan to invest some day in the standard, very bright 50mm objective.